iPhone connection to localhost rails sarver

Question

I am creating Rails server for iPhone app. I want to debug on iPhone device not on iPhone simulator. So, I connect iPhone to mac book air by USB, and connect to Rails server. But, iPhone could not connect to Rails server.

Environment
Rails 4.2.3
Server localhost:3000
Xcode 6.4
iPhone iOS 8.4.1
en0 inet 192.168.11.7

As long As I searched, when iPhone device connect to localhost server, the url is http://192.168.11.7:3000/~. But, mac console show nothing and xcode show "The request timed out." after a while.

If anyone know how to fix the problem, please tell me.

Answer 1

Use the wonderful http://xip.io/

You don't need to install anything - just go to

http://192.168.11.7.xip.io:3000

on your phone.

If you want to use a particular domain name, eg if your app behaves differently depending on domain names or subdomains, you can do eg

http://mydomain.foo.192.168.11.7.xip.io:3000

EDIT: my answer is actually about connecting to your server over the internet rather than a usb cable. I'd recommend that you use the internet rather than the USB option if possible as it's simpler. xip.io will not work if you can't access the internet.